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Rwanda U18 defeated Gabon U18 88–83 in the 9th–12th places classification phase after building a 19-point lead through three quarters.

Nigeria U18 overturned a halftime deficit to defeat Morocco U18 84–76 in the 9th–12th places classification phase of the FIBA U18 AfroBasket.

Mali U18 Women came from behind to defeat Egypt U18 Women 62–57 at the 2026 FIBA U18 Women’s AfroBasket after outscoring Egypt 21–15 in the fourth quarter.

Mali U18 overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Madagascar U18 53–44 in the FIBA U18 AfroBasket 2026 group phase.

Gabon U18 came from behind to defeat Morocco U18 67–62 at the 2026 FIBA U18 AfroBasket after overturning a 12-point first-quarter deficit.

Madagascar U18 defeated Morocco U18 59–48 at the 2026 FIBA U18 AfroBasket after pulling away with a 21–14 fourth quarter.

Chad U18 defeated Nigeria U18 59–50 at the 2026 FIBA U18 AfroBasket after overcoming an early deficit to secure their first tournament victory.

Ivory Coast U18 dominated Chad U18 104–51 at the FIBA U18 AfroBasket 2026 after leading 55–26 at halftime.

Alexandra Eala defeated third seed Naomi Osaka 6–4, 6–2 in the Mubadala Citi DC Open semi-finals to secure a place in the WTA 500 final.

Jessica Pegula defeated Diana Shnaider 7–5, 6–4 in the Mubadala Citi DC Open semi-finals to secure her place in the WTA 500 final.